Kurt Woerpel is a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator working in NYC. Currently *freelance* art directing with Interview Magazine . Please hire me in the interceding times... I am looking for work! Clients include Apple, Bloomberg Businessweek, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, and Yeah, I Work Out. Always publishing with TXTbooks. Available for Freelance design, illo, and more :) He is a recipient of the Type Directors Club Ascenders and Young Guns awards in 2022.
Selected Works:
And a more extended catalog...
This and That (Design Direction/Misc.)
Various projects for freelance clients and friends. Includes work for Good Room, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Hair and a few others. More of the same by clicking here←.
Interview Magazine (Editorial/'Art Direction')
'Art Direction' and design for Interview Magazine, 2018-Present. Magazine spreads, Logo, Motion, and ETC. More Interview by clicking here←.
Yeah, I Work Out (Branding/Design Direction)
Design Direction for Y,IWO, a back-to-basics sports apparel company founded by Jason Thome. More Y,IWO by clicking here←.
Civilization (Illustration/Animation)
A bi-annual-ish broadsheet created to speak in/to/on the chaos of NYC. Created by Richard Turley and Lucas Mascatello, Illustrated by me. More Civ by clicking here←.
Editorial Illustration (Self explanatory)
A selection of works for The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Intercept, and more (in vaguely chronological order.) More Illustrations by clicking here←.
TXTbooks (Design Direction/Branding/DIY)
Ongoing design for a collaborative independent publishing project, TXTbooks, which exhibits annually at the New York Art Book Fair and has works featured at Printer Matter, Held by the Whitney Museum Library, the New York Public Library, and a few more. More TXTbooks.
Selected Zines (Publishing/DIY)
Short-run publications of varying scope; some are self-initiated and some are designed for (or in collaboration with) other artists. More zines←.
MTV News Animations (Motion Design/Animation)
Selected animations produced with the "Always On" team lead by Richard Turley at MTV News 2014-16. More animations by clicking here←.
Bloomberg Businessweek (Editorial)
Selected contributions to Bloomberg Businessweek in 2016. Includes features, covers, and front-of-book content. More Businessweek Here←.
Matter: Total Power Move. (Editorial)
Selected spreads from Total Power Move, a one-off magazine on power, who has it, and how it works in the wider world. Designed under Tracy Ma with photo direction by Emily Keegin. More Matter Here←.
Type Studies (Junkyard)
A selection of unused or underused type studies. More type by clicking here←.
Personal Art Practice (Non-Commercial)
Things made generally for myself for more selfish reasons. Created between 2014-Present. More drawings by clicking here←.
Nothing to see here
Keep it moving...
Kurt Woerpel is a graphic designer, art director, and illustrator working in NYC. Currently *freelance* art directing with Interview Magazine . Please hire me in the interceding times... I am looking for work! Clients include Apple, Bloomberg Businessweek, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, and Yeah, I Work Out. Always publishing with TXTbooks. Available for Freelance design, illo, and more :) He is a recipient of the Type Directors Club Ascenders and Young Guns awards in 2022.
Selected Works:
This and That (Design Direction/Misc.)
Various projects for freelance clients and friends. Includes work for Good Room, Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Hair and a few others. More of the same by clicking here←.
Interview Magazine (Editorial/'Art Direction')
'Art Direction' and design for Interview Magazine, 2018-Present. Magazine spreads, Logo, Motion, and ETC. More Interview by clicking here←.
Editorial Illustration (Self explanatory)
A selection of works for The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Intercept, and more (in vaguely chronological order.) More Illustrations by clicking here←.
MTV News Animations (Motion Design/Animation)
Selected animations produced with the "Always On" team lead by Richard Turley at MTV News 2014-16. More animations by clicking here←.
TXTbooks (Design Direction/Branding/DIY)
Ongoing design for a collaborative independent publishing project, TXTbooks, which exhibits annually at the New York Art Book Fair and has works featured at Printer Matter, Held by the Whitney Museum Library, the New York Public Library, and a few more. More TXTbooks.
Selected Zines (Publishing/DIY)
Short-run publications of varying scope; some are self-initiated and some are designed for (or in collaboration with) other artists. More zines←.
Personal Art Practice (Non-Commercial)
Things made generally for myself for more selfish reasons. Created between 2014-Present. More drawings by clicking here←.
Nothing to see here
Keep it moving...